Politics

News and views regarding the political landscape of India. From national political parties to regional news, we try and cut through the noise to explain how Indian politics is shaping up.

Opinions

Anti-drug laws to farm laws to UAPA: Are liberals undermining the Indian state by calling everything ‘draconian’?

Abhishek Banerjee - 24 October, 2021

If you reject everything from anti-drug laws to the voting system to the conviction of terrorists by the Supreme Court, what is left? Are you advocating for anarchy?

Politics

TMC normalises and celebrates violence as it shows PM Modi, Amit Shah and a civilian being crushed by Mamata’s foot

Nirwa Mehta - 24 October, 2021

TMC blows the poll bugle in Goa with an image that normalises and celebrates violence.

World

Spain: Former monarch Juan Carlos was given female hormones to curb his sex drive, reveals former cop

OpIndia Staff - 23 October, 2021

Former Spanish monarch Juan Carlos reportedly had sexual relations with over 5,000 women and was apparently a sex addict.

OpIndia Explains

How Dravidian separatists have proved themselves to be modern-day Nazis with the words they use for Tamil Brahmins

Suren - 23 October, 2021

Tamil Brahmins have been compared with Jews often in public discourse and the Dravidian derision proves that they are the modern-day Nazis

Politics

Samajwadi party worker Adnan Khan threatens Hindus, abuses Hindu women in vile language, arrested

OpIndia Staff - 23 October, 2021

Adnan Khan, a Samajwadi Party worker, has been arrested after threatening Hindus and abusing Hindu women in vile language.

News Reports

Mamita Meher murdered, dismembered, girls of hostel allege sex racket and Jay Panda trains guns at Patnaik: Is the Odisha govt shielding a minister?

OpIndia Staff - 23 October, 2021

The kidnapping and subsequent murder of a 24-year-old Mamata Meher of Jharni village under the Turekela block of Balangir district have sent shockwaves across the state

News Reports

Amarinder Singh vs Congress: Captain releases statement on Punjab HM probing Aroosa Alam, releases picture of Pakistani journalist with Sonia Gandhi

OpIndia Staff - 23 October, 2021

"Why don’t you make up your mind on this so-called probe against Aroosa Alam?" media advisor of Captain Amarinder Singh challenged.

News Reports

Mehbooba Mufti issues legal notice to former J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik for calling her a land grabber, demands 10 crores

OpIndia Staff - 22 October, 2021

PDP President Mehbooba Mufti has sent a legal notice to the former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir for making alleged 'defamatory' comments against her in a press conference.

World